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CDC issues resources to help clinicians apply opioid prescribing guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week released a suite of resources, including a mobile
AHA: Medicare, Medicaid underpaid hospitals by $57.8 billion last year
Medicare and Medicaid underpaid U.S.
Deadline extended to apply for Marketplace coverage effective Jan. 1
The deadline for consumers to sign up for Jan. 1 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces has been extended to Dec. 19.
CA hospital association leader to retire
California Hospital Association President and CEO Duane Dauner plans to retire at the end of 2018, the association
MACPAC recommends five-year CHIP funding extension
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today recommended five additional
CMS seeks to test ACO model for dual-eligible beneficiaries in up to six states
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will partner with up to six states to test a new accountable care organization model for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
NAM launches collaborative to promote clinician well-being
The National Academy of Medicine today launched an “action collaborative” to promote clinician well-being and resilience.
AHRQ: Opioid-related ED visits, inpatient stays up sharply over decade
Hospital emergency department visits and inpatient stays related to opioids increased 99% and 64%, respectively, between 2005 and 2014, according to a new
Michigan hospital leader to receive AHA Rural Hospital Leadership Award
The AHA will present its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St.
Unique partnerships help Rodney Nelson bring better care to his rural community
Mackinac Straits Health System President and CEO Rodney Nelson is all about finding creative solutions to the challenges facing his organization.
CMS won't penalize failure to report PQRS data affected by coding change
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not apply 2017 or 2018 payment adjustments to any eligible professional or group practice that fails to satisfactorily report certain quality d
CMS provides more detail on new RAC contracts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has
CMS issues updated snapshot of open enrollment activity
More than 4 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 through Dec.
CMS launches quality data websites for LTCHs, IRFs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today unveiled two consumer-facing websites that provide quality data on long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Study: 6% of U.S. pregnancies with Zika virus linked to birth defects
About 6% of U.S.
President signs AHA-backed 21st Century Cures Act into law
President Obama on Dec. 13 signed into law the AHA-supported 21st Century Cures Act, which includes a number of provisions important to hospitals and health systems.
Hospital associations invited to apply for AHA quality leadership award
The AHA invites applications through Jan.
Housing is health care for homeless
As an emergency department (ED) physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Steven Leffler, M.D., saw firsthand how chronically homeless patients returned again and again t
VA grants full practice authority to certain advanced practice nurses
The Department of Veterans Affairs today issued a final rule allowing certain advanc
CMS issues third-party premium payment rule for dialysis facilities
Medicare-certified dialysis facilities that pay premiums for individual market coverage directly or through a third party must educate patients about their coverage options and ensure that issuers